Prime magazine issue 51

Having the time of your life in the Inland Northwest

december 2014 - january 2015 #51

Turkey

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Transformations

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Bird Watching at Its Best Eagles on Lake Coeur d’Alene

No Nest Egg, No Problem

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#51

December 2014 - January 2015

features

Editor’s Letter Masthead

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The Front Porch

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Your Third Life: Home for the Holidays

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Spread Your Wings: For the Love of Birds in Texas

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Eagle Viewing Cruises | 100 Years of Wisdom| Nest Egg: To Be or Not To Be New Book on Romantic Getaways

Cheryl-Anne Millsap finds it’s always an adjustment when offspring who have their own lives come back home. “We gather and feast on the traditions that mean so much to all of us. At the end of the holiday season each of us goes back to our own lives and we say goodbye with mixed emotions,” she laments.

Each year millions of people travel to South Texas with one purpose: birdwatching. The region’s climate attracts hundreds of bird and butterfly species, providing ecotourists with an excellent opportunity to see a dazzling variety of birds.

Foodies: Beautifully Baked Bird, Delicious Eats for Days During the long weekend following the holiday, you can put those leftovers to good use.

Recipes that incorporate turkey in deliciously unique ways will help you use up those leftovers and clear out the fridge before you know it.

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History: Fort Spokane It’s hard to picture Spokane as a tiny town with nothing but wilderness in the surrounding area. Such was the case, however, in the early 1880s when Fort Spokane, one of the last of the frontier Army posts to be established in the Pacific Northwest, was created north of Spokane Falls.

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Health: New Teeth, New Lease on Life

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Inspiration: Sisterly love at its best.

As we all grow older, we notice a lot of changes happening to our bodies, and our mouth is no exception. Teeth become discolored after years of coffee, tea and wine. Teeth tend to become crowded as we age. With advances in orthodontics, it’s never too late to achieve the smile you’ve always wanted, or get it back after it goes awry.

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A hot cup of cocoa, like a good magazine, warms you from the inside out. From the team at Bozzi Media, we wish you warmth, love and happiness through the holidays and into the new year.

Cheers!

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editor’s letter The Dance Between Younger and Older Me

Photo by Kelly Tareski

As the volume from the music playing downstairs went up, so did my urge to break out in a jig. It was Saturday morning, cleaning party day for the kiddos and me.

Adding “party” to domestic tasks had been one of my tricks to increase the children’s interest level in the otherwise mundane.

By the heavy-footed sounds of things, the cleaning party had mutated into a dance party. I swaggered downstairs, joining in, and breaking out my best moves in order to earn my own piece of real estate on the living room dance floor.

“Oh, Mom, that’s just embarrassing!” my children cried out. They are heartbreakers.

I followed my big, pouty lip into the bathroom and stood in front of the fulllength mirror. The music, not as eager as the children to reject me, had followed me into the little space. I closed my eyes and let the beat from the floorboards work its way up to my shoulders. Without opening my eyes, I bopped side-to-side, dipping my shoulders, adding in a finger snap for good measure. When I hit my groove, I opened my eyes to revel in my reflection. I was going to show my children that their mom was cool, and still “had it going on.”

The reflection in the mirror struggled to match the image in my mind—from those burning up the dance floor days of the past.

“What has happened to you?” Younger Me asked.

And then I remembered a recent hair appointment. I had been short on time and had expressed a need to speed things along to my stylist. She checked the foiled color in my hair, and said, “Let’s give it a few more minutes to be sure we get those grays covered.” Younger Me stayed still, squinting my eyes, hoping to spy the stylist who had

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mentioned the word “grays.” It couldn’t have been my stylist. I intended to ask her for clarification, but my words scrambled down my throat, swung from my uvula, dug their toe claws into my tonsils.

Oh, there have been warning signs that my preservation fields were breaking down, and the marks of time had been making home of my body and face. I’ve witnessed laugh lines getting cozy on my “once upon a time” smooth-skinned face. And then there was that time a younger colleague asked me how I was handling aging; apparently she was seeking a maturity mentor. “Depends on whom you ask,” I said as Older Me smiled and Younger Me gritted my teeth, much to my colleagues confusion.

As the music continued pulsing through the house, and the kiddos continued to dance, I realized my biggest dancing challenge was that between the Younger Me and the Older Me. I need those gals to get along, to be kind and loving to one another.

There are encouraging moments, such as their battle of the bulge. While Younger Me still whittles away at her “Freshmen 15,” Older Me is trying to lose her “Middle Aged Mama 30-plus.” I’m just happy they are able to work together every now and then, although based on their progress, they still have a ways to go.

People aren’t kidding when they say the outside begins to mismatch the inside.

For fun, whenever I’m running late and a text or call comes in from one of the kids inquiring as to my whereabouts, Younger Me replies, “Out clubbing, be home soon.” Older Me just smiles and shakes my head. I refuse to allow my youth to have been wasted on the Younger Me, so I’m going to keep her around for a while. She’s feisty and will not go quietly into the night, which I appreciate.

Older Me, well, she’ll most likely go to bed shortly after dark.

What is the prime of your life? The prime of your life is the “someday” you’ve always referred to, maybe even dreamed of. It’s today. I am grateful to be here with you now, as your editor, and I look forward to the journey with you, through your prime. I would love to hear how the Younger You and Older You have learned to dance together. Find me on Facebook to stay connected in between issues, or send me a message to the email below.

My Best, Stephanie Regalado Stephanie@spokanecda.com

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front porch New Book Reveals the 75 Most Romantic Destinations in the World and Why Every Couple Needs to Get Away Along with detail-rich text on the authors’ top 75 picks, two intimacy experts make a solid case for why traveling together is essential in sustaining—and improving—the romance in our lives in their new book, Places for Passion.

“We took great care to help our readers understand how to pick the right destinations and discuss why travel can rekindle those sometimesforgotten sparks,” says Pepper Schwartz, PhD, a professor of sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Today Show contributor, AARP Sex and Relationship Ambassador, and author of 21 books on relationships.

The 75 destinations are grouped under urban romance (think Barcelona, Marrakech, Miami, to name a few), natural romance (Aspen, Banff, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks), beach romance (Amalfi Coast, Bali, Oregon Coast), and adventure romance (Alaska, Botswana, the Great Barrier Reef, the Taj Mahal). Ways to travel on a budget are sprinkled throughout, and a detailed index helps readers find the type of vacation that will suit them best.

“Frommer’s has always inspired passion for travel, so it seemed like a logical next step to encourage travel for passion,” says Pauline Frommer, the company’s editorial director. “We are delighted to have found such good partners in this endeavor as Dr. Pepper Schwartz and Dr. Janet Lever—and AARP.”

100 Years of Wisdom

In September, the Holiday Retirement team surveyed more than 70 centenarians for an unparalleled perspective on life. The report uncovers that centenarians believe today’s youth do not understand the value of hard work and spend way too much time on their phones and computers.

Furthermore, centenarians think their own children should save more money and be stricter with their children.

According to these individuals and their 100+ years of insight, family, spirituality, and diet make you live longer; and saying “I love you” more is part of the recipe for a healthy marriage.

Living to 100, it seems, isn’t necessarily formulaic. Leading a healthy life is always a good idea, but some centenarians think they may have drunk and smoked their way to 100, while others credit their longevity to their health-conscious lifestyle. Here are some of the results from the study:

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“Eating too much; getting too bulgy and fat.”

“Wasting time. People wait too long.”

“Being so critical of others.”

CENTENARIANS HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT WHY THEY HAVE LIVED A LONG LIFE “Drinking all the good whiskey I could get and worked like the devil.”

“To stay healthy, not argue or fight, stay ornery and stubborn.”

“I would say lots of veggies and fruit.

Never drank or smoked.”

“Played golf nearly every day for 55 years.”

“Eat dark chocolate and give lots of hugs.”

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We are quickly coming to a reckoning in this country regarding the well-being of retirees, says Jeff Bucher, a financial advisor who helps working-class Americans plan their golden years.

“I suppose it’s cliché for the head of a financial firm to say that he cares for his community, but we really do put our money where our mouth is,” says Bucher, who, through his firm, Citizen Advisory Group, has contributed to the local Boys and Girls Club, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and to development of an Olympic training center for wrestling at Ohio State University, his alma mater, where he earned a wrestling scholarship.

“My clients represent the bulk of America: honest, hard-working and typically blue collar or middle class. Most of them weren’t executives at Fortune 500 companies, and many are stressed out when they first come to us because they’ve been sold this idea of needing x-amount for a retirement nest egg.”

In reality, you don’t need a hulking nest egg to get by in retirement, and you may be better off without one, says Bucher, who explains why.

• Lifetime income vs. nest egg; reconsider what wealth means to you. What’s preferable to you: stockpiling money throughout the entirety of your earning years so that you can have a large nest egg for retirement, or investing your money wisely so that you can both use it during your younger years and receive paychecks during retirement?

“Two million dollars in savings is not the optimal perspective for true wealth,” Bucher says. “True wealth is not serving money; it’s having your money serve you.

I’m more interested in offering folks true wealth via ethical financial structures suited to individual goals.”

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• Obsession with a nest egg prevents you from doing things. Consider the mentality of an obsessive nest-egger: Hoard your hard-earned money your entire life, decade after decade, straight through retirement. Don’t spend anything on travel, or a vacation home, or anything else you may enjoy, because you have to protect the egg.

Life is short, and by the end of it, these folks haven’t done anything but work and save money.

“You don’t have to be a millionaire to do so many things for yourself, family and community with your money,” Bucher says.

• Consider supplementing a smaller savings with a part-time job – seriously.

You hear the scare tactics – Grandma doesn’t want to spend her golden years greeting shoppers at Wal-Mart.

“That’s nonsense; retirees are some of the most talented people in our country, and working as a greeter is not their only option,” he says. “Most of us have something we’d like to do that we couldn’t during our earning years.

Retirement is the perfect time to indulge that passion. People are better off staying active, no matter who or how old they are.”

Supplemental income through a fun, part-time job cuts the income needed from a retirement nest egg and adds healthy activity. Teach swimming at the local YMCA, work at a golf course or as an usher at a sports venue. Or start a small business selling the crafts you’ve developed a skill for creating.

• Volunteering actually saves retirees money. When you’re at a job, you don’t have much opportunity to spend money. You won’t run up the electric bill at home, nor go to the movies, amusement parks, shopping or use much money getting there. While working, you’re too busy, and the same is true when folks volunteer somewhere.

Volunteering at the hospital or elsewhere gives retirees purpose, engages their minds and bodies, gives them the happy knowledge that they’re helping others, and prevents them from spending money on entertainment to keep from being bored.

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Holiday Crush

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I swear under my breath when I stumble over the pile of dripping boots by the back door.

I groan when I discover another wet towel hanging from the bathroom doorknob.

I wake suddenly from a deep sleep to the sound of footsteps on the stairs and voices in the hallway and hours later, after things are quiet again, I’m still staring at the ceiling.

When I want chips with my sandwich, the bag on the pantry shelf is empty. We’re out of milk again and there’s nothing left of the expensive cheese I bought for a dinner party. The car is gone and there is no toilet paper.

The children are home.

It’s always an adjustment when offspring who have their own lives come back home.

Suddenly we’re thrown into roles that no longer fit. I am the parent but I don’t call the shots. They are each my child but they are no longer children.

Most ordinary days I spend hours sitting at my desk in a silent house, working without interruption and distraction. They are used to roommates and spontaneous activity and music in the background.

I plan meals and set the table with real plates and flatware. They eat what they want, where they want, when they want it.

The filaments of the family traditions they crave this time of year tangle and trip them when they’re here with us. They want what they’ve always had but they want their freedom, too. I know how they feel.

It’s the same with me. I want my family together but the conflicting needs and schedules of a house full of adults is tricky to navigate.

Still, somehow, each year we muddle through. We gather and feast on the traditions that mean so much to all of us. At the end of the holiday season each of us goes back to our own lives and we say goodbye with mixed emotions.

I can feel all this in the hugs from my son and daughters as they leave to go back to the places they live and work, so I hold them tightly for a heartbeat and then let them go.

Column By Cheryl-Anne Millsap

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South Texas

Birding

Each year millions of people travel to South Texas with one purpose: birdwatching. The region’s climate attracts hundreds of bird and butterfly species, providing ecotourists with an excellent opportunity to see a dazzling variety of birds.

Most of those people spend some time in and around McAllen, Texas.

McAllen is a four-hour drive from San Antonio and it’s a popular route for what are known as “winter Texans,” those who spend the warmer months in cooler climates and head south to escape the snow and cold. Just like a lot of birds.

January and February in McAllen are prime months for spotting both.

My stay in McAllen introduced me to the fascinating history and colorful culture of the area and some of the best TexMex food I’ve ever eaten. But what I enjoyed most was spending time in some of the nine World Birding Centers in the region.

I toured four outstanding parks photographing exotic birds I’d never seen before and loved every minute of it.

Here in the Northwest the forecast is calling for snow and we have a long winter ahead of us, but this year I have a plan.

I’m plotting my own migration back to the Rio Grande Valley.

Quinta Mazatlan World Birding Center: Our first stop was an 8-acre sanctuary right in the heart of McAllen. The feeding stations around the property surrounding the historic adobe mansion are busy with birds flying from one to another.

A pair of big noisy Chachalacas, birds that, to me, look like a cross between a chicken and a mockingbird, called and chased one another and clay-colored robins thrashed in the underbrush.

Admission: $3.

Edinburg Scenic Wetlands: Another World Birding

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Center, Edinburg Scenic Wetlands occupies 40 acres within a city park and the fields and ponds attract hundreds of species of birds and butterflies. Snowy egrets congregated on the branches of the trees beside a pond, but I spent most of my time watching a big buff-bellied hummingbird at the feeder behind the visitor center. He put on quite a show but I was able to get a couple of good photos before I left. Admission: $3 Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park is only 5 miles from McAllen and it’s the perfect place for seeing lots of birds at once. Cars are not allowed in the 760 acre park but a trolley makes regular pick-ups along the 7 mile paved loop, making it easy to move from one feeding station to the next. My favorite thing about Bentsen is the accessible bird blind. The hut is made of horizontally placed wood slats which can be folded down to form a platform for cameras so a tripod isn’t necessary.

The birds are completely unaware of anyone in the blind and they flock to the feeder. Green jays, great kiskadees and golden-fronted woodpeckers fluttered just outside the blind and I could have happily spent the day watching and taking photos. Admission: $5 Santa Ana Wildlfe Refuge: Like Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Santa Ana is closed to autos. Visitors can park and walk the paved trails or take the park tram from spot to spot. Again, the birding was fantastic. At the wetland we spotted whistling ducks and a least grebe. As a bonus we happened upon a pair of giant indigo snakes on the side of the road. The mating pair, easily five feet long, were twined around one another and their heads were lifted at least 18 inches off the ground. Not something you see every day. We hopped off the tram and crept as close as we dared, but not close enough to disturb them. And I got another photo I could never get at home. Admission: $5 Cheryl-Anne Millsap blogs about travel at The Spokesman-Review. You can read more of her work at www.spokesman.com/ blogs/homeplanet.

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Turkey Transformations

Deliciously unique leftover ideas

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fter the big day has come and gone, most holiday hosts find themselves still talking turkey. What to do with all that leftover bird?

During the long weekend following the holiday, you can put those leftovers to good use.

Recipes that incorporate turkey in deliciously unique ways will help you use up those leftovers and clear out the fridge before you know it.

To ensure the tastiest dishes you can feel good about serving your loved ones, look for the USDA-verified seal on your turkey’s packaging to know that your turkey was raised with no growth-promoting antibiotics by farmers who care. One good option: Honeysuckle White, the first major turkey brand to supply turkey without growth-promoting antibiotics and without charging a premium price.

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Cozy Turkey Soup Servings: 6 Prep time: 20 minutes Total time: 1 hour, 15 minutes • 1 white onion, minced (reserve 2 tablespoons) • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 1.4 pounds (approximately 3 cups) of leftover turkey, chopped • 1/8 teaspoon salt • 1/8 teaspoon coarse ground pepper • 1/2 cup diced celery • 1 cup diced carrot • 1 clove garlic, minced • 5 yellow peppers, seeded and diced • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced • 1 can (15 ounces) chicken stock • 1 tablespoon salt Bread bowls (optional) • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

In skillet, saute onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil for 2–3 minutes. Add cooked turkey and 1/8-teaspoon salt and pepper to desired flavor. Set aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large stockpot on low. Saute celery, carrot, garlic and reserved 2 tablespoons onion for approximately 10 minutes, or until vegetables are soft. Add yellow peppers, potatoes, stock and 1 tablespoon salt. Simmer for 15–20 minutes, until potatoes are tender.

Cool for 10 minutes, then transfer back to pot to keep warm. Add turkey and onion mixture to soup. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.

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Holiday Minis Servings: 48 pieces Prep time: 15 minutes Bake time: 15-20 minutes

• 1 pound (or 3 cups) chopped turkey (dark and white meat) • 1 package (14 ounces) cornbread stuffing mix • 1 jar (16 ounces) turkey gravy • 1 can (6 ounces) cranberry sauce with whole cranberries Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray mini muffin pans (as many as needed to make 48 bites) with nonstick cooking spray.

Chop freshly cooked or leftover turkey into 1/4-inch pieces.

In large bowl, prepare stuffing mix as directed on package. Add turkey to stuffing mixture. Stir in 1 cup turkey gravy. Mixture should hold together when spooned into a ball. If mixture is too dry, add more gravy by tablespoons until correct consistency is achieved.

Spoon stuffing mixture into muffin pan, filling each cavity full, then pressing mixture down to level top of each bite.

Bake for 15–20 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Remove from pan and garnish each bite with cranberry sauce. Additional gravy may be heated and served on side as dipping sauce.

Servings: 12 Prep time: 20 minutes Total time: 25 minutes • 1 pound (approximately 2 cups) of leftover turkey, cut into 1/2-inch cubes • 1 cup toasted pine nuts • 1 cup diced celery • 6 tablespoons chopped fresh chives • 6 tablespoons diced red bell pepper • 1 cup low-fat mayonnaise • 2 tablespoons lemon juice • 12 croissants

Combine turkey, pine nuts, celery, chives and red pepper in medium bowl. Stir in mayonnaise and lemon juice. Split croissants and place generous helping of turkey salad on bottom half of each, top with remaining half and serve.

To toast pine nuts: Place nuts in dry skillet in single layer and toast over low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring as needed to prevent burning. Because pine nuts can burn easily, it is a good idea to watch until they are golden and fragrant, which means they are toasted.

Turkey Croissant

Turkey, Spinach & Swiss Quiche Servings: 6 Prep time: 30 minutes Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes • Non-stick cooking spray • 1/2 white onion, diced • 1/2 red bell pepper, diced • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1.25 pounds (approximately 3 cups) of leftover turkey, cut into bite-size pieces • 1 package (10 ounces) frozen spinach, thawed and welldrained • 3 eggs • 1/2 cup low-fat milk • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper • 1 cup grated Swiss cheese • 1 (9-inch) pie crust, unbaked Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Saute onion, pepper and garlic over medium heat until tender, about 3 minutes. Add turkey and thawed spinach (squeeze out moisture) and saute 1 minute or until all ingredients are heated through.

Remove from heat.

In mixing bowl, beat together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.

Sprinkle cheese into bottom of pie shell. Layer turkey, vegetable and spinach mixture on top of cheese.

Pour egg mixture over top. Bake approximately 50 minutes, or until center is set.

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Fort Spokane

The Militar y Makes its Mark

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By Blythe Thimsen

ith busy streets, housing developments that stretch neighborhoods into the horizon and beyond, and a bustling downtown, it is hard to picture Spokane as a tiny town with nothing but wilderness in the surrounding area. Such was the case, however, in the early 1880s when Fort Spokane, one of the last of the frontier Army posts to be established in the Pacific Northwest, was created north of Spokane Falls. While its years were few and the memories are nearly forgotten, Fort Spokane played an important part in the history of our region. According to David H. Chance, author of Sentinel of Silence, a historic review of Fort Spokane, “In the 1880s, Fort Spokane was considered to be the Army’s most important post in the Department of the Columbia, then the official military designation for the Pacific Northwest.”

Established as Camp Spokane on October 21, 1880, the fort was formed when a garrison of the 2nd Infantry withdrew from Camp Chelan, which was determined to be a poorly

situated and “unhealthful” post.

If the goal was to establish a better camp, it was not an overnight success. Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles, commander of the Department of the Columbia, visited Camp Spokane in 1881, but what he found was not impressive. He noted that Camp Spokane was nothing more than “log huts covered with boards and canvas” as well as tents housing the four companies occupying the camp. It was in such poor shape that Miles sent two companies to Fort Coeur d’Alene to have adequate shelter for the winter of 1881 to 1882. Camp Spokane was declared a military reservation on January 12, 1882, and the name was quickly changed to Fort Spokane on February 11, 1882. The head of five companies of 2nd Infantry and one troop of 2nd Cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Clay Merriam, was the first military leader stationed there.

Minimum funds were spent on Fort Spokane its first year, which is why Brigadier General Miles found it in such poor shape. He recommended $40,280.07 be appropriated to

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construct a permanent post large enough for six to eight companies and cavalry.

Twelve years of construction resulted in a fort with more than forty-five buildings.

Fort Spokane was established by Military General Order No. 2, in response to conflicts in the area involving Indian tribes. The Nez Perce War of 1877 and Bannock Campaign of 1878 had established a need for a military presence to monitor actions between the whites and Indians.

By 1884, there were fifteen Indian reservations inhabited by more than 10,600 Indians. Oftentimes, relations between the Indians who had been moved from their lands and the whites who settled in the area were strained.

According to Sentinel of Silence, Indian uprisings led the Army to believe there could be trouble in the area and a military presence was necessary. “The Nez Perce in 1877 and the Bannocks and Paiutes during the next year had led the Army on humiliating chases through the mountains and had been brought to bay only when exhausted from keeping their families with them. The next trouble spot looked as though it might be the northern Columbia Plateau…”

Because there was no treaty signed by the Indians who had been relocated to the Colville Reservation, there were concerns that they might decide to move out onto the lands. The Army was meant to serve as a buffer between the whites and the Indians; to keep the Indians from resisting the takeover of their lands, and to keep the whites from overreacting to, or instigating, problems.

The soldiers from Fort Spokane were involved with a few skirmishes with Indians throughout the years. One such occurrence involved a group of Chelan Indians who did not want to follow the agreement that took their reservation from them in exchange for $1,000 per person and their agreeing to the survey of their lands. As a result of their stubbornness, soldiers from Fort Spokane had to get involved as this passage from Sentinel of Silence describes.

“The Chelan inability to come to terms with the white law, indeed even to understand concepts so alien to their way of life, resulted in troops being sent

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in 1890 from Fort Spokane. Chief Long Jim and his followers were apprehended by the forty-five men of Company A with two Indian Scouts. The Chelans were forcibly removed from their homes and sent east to the Colville Reservation to join the crowded, sick and starving Indians from many tribes who were by then living at Nespelem.”

For the most part though, the soldiers at Fort Spokane enjoyed a peaceful life in a beautiful part of the country.

Fort Spokane encompassed 640 acres of wilderness and was located 400 feet above the Spokane River, one mile above its confluence with the Columbia.

With a sawmill, workshop, grainery, laundry, hospital, bakery and other comforts, the officers and enlisted men that called the fort home were blessed with many amenities. An elaborate reservoir and water supply system, fed by a large spring and a pump that pulled water from the river, was used to irrigate

their crops and held 150,000 gallons of water.

The fort included six barracks, two on each side of the guard house, wooden, two-story structures built in 1884 for about $3,000 each. The top floors served as a dorm for thirtythree men, while the first floors housed a kitchen, mess hall, day rooms, orderly rooms and housing for the cooks and the company clerk.

The sawmill was one of the first buildings built at the fort.

It produced the lumber for the other buildings. The mill cut between 6,000 and 7,000 feet of lumber per day when it ran at full capacity. (It burned to the ground on May 6, 1884, but was quickly replaced.)

The buildings at Fort Spokane were sturdy and handsomely constructed of wood and brick. In 1893, the post hospital was built for $11,337, the most expensive building at Fort Spokane.

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The buildings were constructed by soldiers as well as local craftsmen, who found it exciting to help build an army fort. In a January 1981 article in Rawhide Press, Jerome Peltier wrote, “The late Walter Plough, Wenatchee, was the contractor, brick mason and plasterer who built the guard house in 1893. He enlisted the services of young Walter, age 10, in its building.

Walter was told to collect broken glass to mix with cement so prisoners could not dig their way out of jail. Walter wrote: ‘I took my wagon to the garbage dump and picked up old bottles, then smashed them on the floor. My grandfather paid me ten cents a load.’”

A report from Van Buren Hubbard, Post Surgeon, to the Adjunct General, U.S. Army, dated January 23, 1893, described life at the fort from his perspective.

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“The food of the troops is in good quantity and quality, with the exception of fresh beef, which during the past seven months has been exceedingly poor and tough, owing to the severity of the winter…

There are two bathtubs to each company. This is manifestly inadequate for securing personal cleanliness in full company, especially as the water of Spokane is so cold, that there is little or no bathing in the same. The bathtubs should be increased by twice or three times the present number. The laundering is done by Chinese at the bank of the Spokane River, on the reservation. No recommendations.

The isolation of this post is almost complete; and the feeling of loneliness, or better perhaps the feeling of stillness is sometimes oppressive; very similar to that experienced on the cessation of hostilities after a prolonged battle between two contending armies.

This condition is so painfully evident to persons recently arrived from the busy, bustling East, it has led some to suppose it was here the poet imbibed the inspiration, which found expression in the following brief but pathetic utterance: ‘Here desolation keeps eternal Sabbath.’ It would be quite natural to suppose that this isolation would induce nostalgia. But it does not.”

For some, life at the fort was too isolated, which caused soldiers and officers alike to turn to other sources of distraction, including drink, drug and desertion. One of the post surgeons was discovered to be addicted to morphine.

After an accident left him with blood poisoning, he had to be treated by the hospital steward who found out the doctor had taken his “daily dose” of twenty grains of morphine. Battling his illness as well as recovering from his addiction meant that a doctor from Spokane Falls had to take over his post for a while.

A story in the April 4, 1885 Spokane Falls Review documents the all too common desertion by soldiers. “Four soldiers deserted from the ranks of Uncle Sam’s army at Fort Spokane over a week ago. Two sergeants and two corporals were immediately dispatched in hot pursuit without discovering anything as to the whereabouts of the fugitives.”

During the nineteen years the fort was in existence, there were no altercations, nor a need to fire a single shot. With dress parades held up to three times a week, work days ran from 6:15 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and were packed with drills, roll calls, classes and training practices. Lest anyone feel that they could slide by being stationed out in a rather uneventful fort, the threat of a court martial kept many a soldier in line.

Court marshals could be enforced for oversleeping in the morning (for enlisted men), being disrespectful or for drinking too much.

There was also time during the course of a stay at Fort Spokane for education.

This came in the form of evening school for enlisted men, the lyceum for officers and day school for the children of enlisted men. The officer’s lyceum included lectures on tactics, military law

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and field engineering. The enlisted men’s school was more basic, offering lessons in English and U.S. History to the less educated of the fort.

The pay for civilian employees at the fort was around $80 per month, while infantry privates only made $13 per month.

On the other end of the scale, a second lieutenant could make up to $140 per month.

Aside from baseball games against local towns, the early years were bleak as far as amusements; however, in the late 1890s, there was an increase in social activities. Traveling entertainment troupes and theater companies came to the fort, which also hosted balls, teas and parties.

The year 1890 brought the ability to make long-distance telephone calls from Davenport, Washington, just twentyfive miles south of the fort, to Chicago. It was an amazing advancement. But with lines often going down, it was not uncommon to have to rely on carrier pigeons as back up communication.

As the city of Spokane Falls grew, the location of Fort Spokane became less desirable. A Secretary of War report stated that Fort Spokane was “inconveniently situated, difficult to reach in certain

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seasons of the year, expensive to maintain and that it served no practical purpose.”

In 1895, the Secretary of War said, “In my last annual report I recommended Forts Spokane and Sherman, Idaho, be concentrated in or near the city of Spokane . . . and the posts be abandoned.” That plan came to fruition in April of 1898.

Two companies of the soldiers at Fort Spokane were deployed to fight in the Spanish-American War on April 21, 1898; with most of the soldiers gone, the fort was all but abandoned, and in April 1899, the remaining men were moved to the “new Fort Spokane” at Fort George Wright.

From Fort Spokane to Fairchild, this region has long been deploying soldiers throughout the world to defend our freedom. While Fort Spokane has long since been forgotten, the role it played in our Army and in shaping our region has not.

This story is excerpted from Spokane’s Stories: 28 Stories of the People, Places and Events That Have Shaped Spokane, by Blythe Thimsen, who is also the editor of Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living. For more information, visit www.blythethimsen.com.

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Adult orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry are booming in the U.S. People are living longer and want a better quality of life—having a great smile definitely contributes to your outlook, opens doors and can even boost your health. Adult orthodontics is often used to prepare the teeth for cosmetic dental work that is needed to replace or repair aging teeth.

Braces are the traditional choice, but Invisalign is also a fantastic option for adults. A series of removable clear aligners is used to progressively move teeth.

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The forces involved in tooth movement with Invisalign are very light and this is better for the bone and tissues that support teeth. Invisalign has improved dramatically over the last decade and the ability to move teeth with this technology is really amazing.

Sometimes braces are the only choice for a complex malocclusion (problem bite).

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